Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists 1

K.T. Tang received his B.S. in Engineering Physics and M.A. in Mathematics from University of Washington and his Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University. He did postdoctoral studies in Chemistry at Berkeley and Harvard. He worked as an engineer at Collins Radio Company and Boeing Company. Dr. Tang regards teaching as his calling, although his research accomplishments are also considerable. He authored/co-authored over 130 research papers in professional journals and a monograph "Asymptotic Methods in Quantum Mechanics". He lectured widely in Asia, Europe, and North America. He had been a long-term visiting scientist at Max-Planck-Institut in Göttingen. He is a recipient of a Distinguished U.S. Senior Scientist Award from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and a Faculty Excellence Award from Pacific Lutheran University where he is Professor of Physics.

Complex Analysis.- Complex Numbers.- Complex Functions.- Complex Series and Theory of Residues.- Determinants and Matrices.- Determinants.- Matrix Algebra.- Eigenvalue Problems of Matrices.

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"As the title suggests, this textbook in three volumes is mainly intended for students in natural sciences and engineering. ... This is of course a big advantage which could serve as a model for many textbooks in mathematics as well." (Jürgen Appell, Zentrablatt MATH, Vol. 1153, 2009)